Since then, Chrome has been subject time and time again to malicious extensions. While Google hasn't completely backtracked from its plans, it has made concessions amidst public outcry and legal threats.įirst, a bit of backstory - the current API level for Chrome extensions, called 'Manifest V2,' was introduced in 2012. This isn't something that typical users would have cared much about, until extension developers pointed out that one of the proposed changes could prevent many content blockers (including uBlock Origin) from functioning. Google is currently in the process of updating the API used by Chrome extensions. The webRequest API will still eventually lose its ability to block network requests, under current plans. This post previously stated that Google had completely backtracked on the proposed changes, but that is not true.
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